Bhopal Today Team
Bhopal, Sept 14: Today in Cricket world Mahendra Singh Dhoni
is most dashing and fascinating name. As he is Wicket- keeper
cum batsman. But mostly Dhoni (Mahi) is in news due to his
batting style and a run scorer. Recently cynosure Mahi was
for his Wicket Keeping in the Leeds of 5th one-day match played
between India and England. In this particular match, he not
only completed his century of wickets but also equals the
world record of getting six batsmen out by his hand. His five
catches behind the stump caused batsmen to back to pavilion,
and one stump by him, made Dhoni to equals the world record
of Adam Gilchrist (Australia), Alleck Stuart (England), Radel
Jacob (West Indies), and Mark Boucher (South Africa). Adam
Gilchrist has made world record of six wickets, first time
in 2000 playing against South Africa, in which he sent back
six players pavilion and continue his record for four times.
Conversely, Allec Stuart of England too took six catches
behind the stump playing against Zimbabwe in July 13, 2000
equals the record of Gilchrist. Too was the story of records
of Ridaley Jacob (West Indies), who took five catches and
one stump out against Sri Lanka in 2001. Gilchrist was successful
in bagging six wickets in a match played against England in
2003 and Sri Lanka. As Mark Boucher of South Africa too was
counted in a series of best wicket keeper ever played but
delayed in forming world record and finally success touch
his foot and got six wicket in 2007 against Pakistan.
Today same is the condition with Dhoni who is termed as a
fine and good wicket keeper but record was perhaps waiting
for right time. Previously Mahi was succeeded in bagging five
wickets in a match in 2004 against Bangladesh. Only Dhoni
was not in the list of getting five wickets but before him
five more Indian wicket keepers were succeeded seven times
in getting five players out. Nayan Mongia was fortunate in
bagging five wickets, two times. Mahendra Singh Dhoni's hundredth
victim was Ovesh Shah.